Former Union Minister Bhakta Charan Das Appointed Chairman Of Congress' Campaign Committee In Odisha
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Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and State Assembly elections in Odisha, former Union Minister Bhakta Charan Das has been appointed as the Chairman of Campaign Committee of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), officials said on Friday.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 22: Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and State Assembly elections in Odisha, former Union Minister Bhakta Charan Das has been appointed as the Chairman of Campaign Committee of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), officials said on Friday.
“Congress president has approved the proposal of appointment of Bhakta Charan Das as chairman of Campaign Committee of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) with immediate effect,” the All India Congress Committee (AICC) said in a statement.
The post was earlier held by former IAS officer and bureaucrat-turned politician Bijay Patnaik, who has now been appointed the chairman of the Congress’s election coordination committee in the State.
Das was also the campaign committee chairman during the 2019 elections but resigned after the party’s debacle in the polls.
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